Sleepy neighborhoods no longer exist in central Port Angeles. Port Angeles is in deep doo-doo and Clallam county is full of $%#&! Literally!
Saturday I went with a friend to pick up litter and heard her first hand account of the 11/17 shooting and how it impacted her neighborhood. I almost could begin to imagine how these neighbors felt, having experienced this year: witnessing a drive by shooting while out for a walk, a repeat offender with history of violence chased by LE ending at taser point on my front yard, and dodging a narcotic smoking child rapist to access the grocery store among other daily dramas of life in PA. Yet my PA traumas seem small compared to what these community members experienced.
Out picking up litter around town I noticed one type of mess more prevalent than I have seen before, open defecation and traces of such. Watch where you walk in PA folks! In spite of the very expensive Portland Loos in town, surface pooping at popular illegal camping and drug use sites is a thing. The former Rite Aid/ Hoodwill lot and sidewalks has scraps of feces covered TP flapping in the wind. The front of Rite Aid and back of Safeway seem to be spots to lean against to let it go.
Waking up yesterday to another man with gun loose in the neighborhood only a half mile from my home was incredibly unsettling. I appreciate PAPD officers and their efforts but feel city leadership continues to gaslight the community regarding public safety. I couldn't take listening to the county meeting recording go on about the septic program while thinking about the deep literal and symbolic shit in PA. By the time Oppelt started spewing her harm reduction BS I'd had enough crap for the day.
Susie, the harm reduction kits should also contain Doggy Doo Bags. To remain politely politically correct, so as not to offend anyone, they could be called Boofer Butt Bags (one size fits all)
I'm disgusted. Can't wait for the homeless luxury highrise. What a waste!
It is better to laugh, then to cry, and together we shall eventually purge ALL of the "crap" out of our otherwise beautiful community! Starting with the criminals within our governments~!!! ;-) Have a great Thanksgiving because we all have much to be thankful for and with some hard work, we can have even more to be thankful for next year~!
Yes, there is definitely a LOT of humor in these "turkey's" who have the gall to treat us as if we are stupid~! So, when we tell them to "get stuffed" we don't mean it in a nice way at all! Ha Ha Ha!!! I have a powerful sense of humor, which has probably saved my life many times, however my sworn duty is to take any and all threats to America and Americans EXTREMELY seriously, so that is very bad news for these "turkeys" who have lied, deceived, and yes, cheated their ways into our government. It's the "cheating" part that will result in these "turkeys" losing their heads in due time~! I don't know what is really going on in the heads of many of our fellow local voters, but it is unbelievable statistically obvious that our small community would or even could legally and legitimately have SO many corrupt politicians and government management clowns. That defies any and all logic, unless you understand that the no ID, no proof of legal American citizenship, mail in voting only travesty is nothing but a fraud and never was anything but a fraud by the criminals embedded into our government~! I am wondering if these ignorant sheep will ever wake up to the greatest crime spree of fraudulent elections ever shoved down the folks of Washington States throats, but we shall see what happens if they do FINALLY figure out that they have been completely screwed and this "progressive" satanic agenda was NEVER legitimate at all... Many lives have been destroyed, many families ruined, many children have been completely screwed, and many men, women, and children have been murdered, all because of the outrageous crime spree of fraudulent elections! And these monsters always blame Californians for the problems, when it has really been them all along~! Ha! Funny yes, but nothing could be more devastating on good folks who only wanted to live in peace and have a chance for a good life~! It would probably surprise many otherwise good folks who have been too quick to blame the real victims, but the real root causes of the majority of homeless folks, drug abuse, and criminal behavior, is actually the fact that most of these folks are direct victims of the corrupt elections and the criminals policies who cheated their way into having positions of power, all to intentionally destroy our community and others all across the country and beyond. The homeless and small-time criminals have given up on society and themselves, because of the horrible ways that they have been raised as children, horribly treated as young adults, and how viciously they have been slammed down for even trying to make their lives work. One only need look at what is going on in the UK to see a great example of their criminals in government intentionally destroying the society of a country. Some are still too ignorant to understand just how well planned & intentional these attacks actually are, which is astounding because the evidence is literally everywhere, but God willing there will be enough good folks who refuse to accept the criminals of humanities evil agenda to destroy society and rebuild it their ruthless oppressive way~!
Let us hope and pray that ALL Americans relate to that ASAP, because this is not the time in history to accept the dictates of our servants or anyone else~!'There is no peace without freedom ;-)
It is heartbreaking to see the direct effects of the criminals in the Port Angeles government, but they are everywhere now and together "we" must remove them from office and find the honorable folks to replace them. We are clearly under attack and these criminals in government are the ones assaulting us~! They only hide behind "political differences"~! Hang in there my friend, and we shall come together to make our wonderful community a better place for the young and future generations~!
To 'Forgive' is to Give First...so many takers...so few givers...old story...god(s) of this world...cannot prevail outside of this microcosm of 'reality'!😎
My first thought is that the old Rayonier property at the base of Ennis Street and the bluff above would be a good location for a Coast Guard training center. Federal funds and standards for the cleanup are needed, not Washington state Department of Ecology foot-dragging.
The other topic you've brought to mind is about the burgeoning amount of crime we are experiencing. Although the recent burglary I experienced wasn't in the violent category you've chronicled, I felt pretty violated. The culprits stole a considerable amount of stuff but the theft of ALL of our important documents from a locked safe set in concrete in our basement caused both an immediate hair on fire effect and a long-lasting worry.
As I re-construct my identity with a new passport, birth certificate, account numbers, etc. it has become startlingly clear how widespread and commonplace theft is in our community.
Every single person I've come in contact with here in town in the countless hours I've spent securing what's left has in turn told their story of victimization - car thefts, burglaries, crazy person break-ins. These less than violent occurences don't make headlines or even a mention in the news-every person I deal with. Apparently because these acts are now the norm.
Along with mental health facilities, drug rehabilitation, security services and fence contractors, theft is our #1 growth industry in Clallam County.
I’m sorry Rita it is such a terrible feeling to get violated by burglary. All sense of safety in the place you feel most safe is gone. Unfortunately one thing leads to many other crimes and unfortunately it isn’t about you or the public any longer it’s about the homeless, drug users, criminals who have and get all the services offered and available all supported by hard earned taxpayer money. Help, kindness and generosity is not what it used to be, now it is forced upon anyone who can pay tax.
I thought of the Rayonier site immediately as well. What a great place that would be, but I wonder if they would allow proximity to the existing trail.
...“Board of County Commissioners sent a simple request to the Jamestown Tribe: Can we discuss ways you could help contribute to the tax base?”...
Ron Allen’s response letter was a one way message. It did not allow a discussion. It is an opposing stance. A line drawn in the sand. No negotiations. One sentence in particular is revealing in the direction of Tribal intent.
...“Another is the restoration of the Dungeness River for OUR salmon and habitat”…
I wasn’t aware that fish can be owned. At what point does a Salmon become owned? When it travels upriver or downriver? In the ocean? Raised in pens?
The County Commissioners are making a half hearted motion of a “request” but not aggressively pursuing to protect the financial interest of its citizens. The Board has legal options that very well would protect us, instead they just throw us a bone.
The acquisition of land is not compulsory, to inquire, pursue and protect us,however, is part of their job.
I'm a slow thinker, sorry. The wall mentioned on the shirt.. Would one of them have been more local in nature and thereby precluded the poor Native Americans from being robbed, killed and heads placed on sticks ? North of Sequim ? If so it may be a good idea.
I think the Chimakum Tribe had a wall built around their fort in 1847, but the S'Klallam just waited for them to come out before slaughtering them and taking slaves.
“The raiders arrived under cover of darkness and hid themselves in the forest, awaiting an opportunity to attack. When a family group exited the village, they were shot. Alerted, the Chimakum swarmed out of the barricade, allowing the warriors to enter. Resistance was futile against the rain of bullets. In the end, the raiders killed the Chemakum men, then paddled away with the captured women and children as their slaves. All that was left was the smoking remains of the last Chemakum village."
Ah, yes, the land. Have you given any thought to the local 1855 real estate market? That would be the year the local tribes sold some land. Was there an appraisal? How about an inspection to insure the purchasers weren’t being gouged? How about purchasers’ title insurance? A guarantee that the sellers or descendants wouldn’t renege 170 years later?
Hey, isn’t hindsight great? Think what we would have now if only our ancestors knew then what we know now. If they had only loved us and considered our future and the land as much as they did fishing! Oh, the possibilities! Let’s whine and cry, lie and cheat, play victims, and demand what we want.
At this point we can see how many local noses are up Ron Allen's ass. We will be better served asking Congress by law or BIA administratively to make it a requirement because of all the checkering and revenue loss.
Letter from the Citizens of Clallam County, Washington
(Suitable for individual signatures, petition attachment, or submission by a citizens’ group)
November 25, 2025
The Honorable Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
Dear Secretary Burgum,
We, the undersigned residents, property owners, and taxpayers of Clallam County, Washington, write to demand your immediate intervention to stop the unchecked removal of land from our county tax rolls through off-reservation fee-to-trust acquisitions.
We are not politicians or lobbyists — we are the people who pay the bills.
We are the retirees on fixed incomes who have seen our property-tax bills rise year after year while taxable land disappears.
We are the working families who rely on county sheriffs, ambulances, and paved roads — services now at risk because the tax base keeps shrinking.
We are the small-business owners who watch commercial properties go tax-exempt, shifting an ever-heavier burden onto the rest of us.
In the last decade, more than 1,200 acres — much of it prime commercial and residential land — have been taken off Clallam County’s tax rolls, mostly by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. As of today, the Tribe owns 349 parcels here; 153 are now fully or partially exempt from property taxes. Every new trust parcel means less money for schools, law enforcement, fire protection, and road maintenance that all of us — tribal members included — depend on when we dial 911.
Clallam County already has roughly 65% of its land permanently off the tax rolls (Olympic National Park, national forest, DNR land, etc.). We cannot survive another decade of “checkerboarding” that removes still more private land from taxation without any required compensation to the county or its citizens.
We respectfully demand that you, as Secretary of the Interior, personally direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs to:
Declare an immediate moratorium on all new off-reservation fee-to-trust applications in Clallam County.
Order an independent, public review of the cumulative tax-revenue loss caused by trust acquisitions on the Olympic Peninsula since 2010 and require fair mitigation (Payments in Lieu of Taxes or binding revenue-sharing agreements) before any additional land is removed from the tax rolls.
Meet directly with Clallam County citizens and elected officials — not just tribal leaders — so our voices are finally heard in this process.
We are proud to live alongside our tribal neighbors and respect their sovereignty, but respect must go both ways. The current one-way process is bankrupting our county and punishing the very taxpayers who keep the lights on for everyone.
We deserve answers, fairness, and relief — now.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the citizens of Clallam County,
Online to The White House, individually is good, as petition-type signatures seem to be ignored...but probably still worth doing. I am printing and mailing a hard copy as well.
NOI they could build the wall, just with no entrances or exits. That way illegal immigration is stopped on both sides. We'll just throw the money to them over the wall.
The strength of tribes is in their tribalism...they overcome their differences by overcoming 'the enemy'! Then they in-fight and collapse in their own misery...over and over and over...when will they (we) ever learn?😎
Ron Allen's shirt is perfectly ironic. Four icon appearing "Native Americans"; all brandishing non-native rifles. Similarly, Ron Allen's letter attempting to justify taking tribal land ownership off of tax rolls due to ancestry was tendered via e-mail. So which is it ? "Native Americans" living their cultural truth of animal hide clothing, feathers, spears, woven baskets, log hewn canoes, etc. - or - is it today's inhabitants using computers, cell phones, modern weapons, monofilament gill nets, powered vessels, etc.. Today's "Native Americans" are no more native than any other citizen born to this land. Those claiming tribal, ancestral land ownership status heavily use infrastructure like roads, bridges, sanitation and electricity that they had no part in creating. The inconsistency of claiming the old ways while living the new ways is the very definition of hypocrisy. Be friends and neighbors or be sovereign, but not both. All of the resources being wasted on minority-ism, ( Native American, indigenous, DEI, MWBE, LGBTQ+, illegal immigration, other nationality, etc. ), can be recovered and invested in protection from those that would harm us.
My vote is for full and equal citizenship with no separate or unique rights. Simplistically; no more treaties to be arbitrarily interpreted. No more BIA. I am not in favor of endlessly paying the conquered for being conquered.
Thanks for sharing the meme! I have another one to debut, but I wanted to hear about the meeting before I put it out.
Thanks for letting people know to contact me! I can also be reached at clallamityjen@gmail.com with questions. I’ll ask whatever questions are submitted, and if I need more information I will ask for it.
As Jeff said in his podcast, to be asked ‘why are you racist’ requires information, like a quote or reference to something he did so it can be understood why he is seen as racist, thus creating better dialogue to address the issue. However, I will still ask the question for the sake of getting it out there even if examples or quotes aren’t given.
I'm a racist because I'm caught up in the collective 'race to the bottom' where there is only one way left to go...horizontal/lateral doesn't count...it's neutral. Nature doesn't tolerate neutral for long! It's a roller coaster 'reality'...the only time the coaster is neutral is for loading and unloading!
Many years ago, I rode...'The Mouse' at Disneyland and one of the features was the car going out over 'nothing' and slamming Hard into the end of the track...terrifying experience....awhile later the car broke through the 'stop' and a few people plunged to their deaths...we seem to be coming up to that part of 'the ride'.😎
Ron Allen says they're transparent in their goals - I wonder, does that include many pages on their website being "under construction" and the info only available to tribal members who call and request it?
As far as all the wonderful things they do for Clallam County, if they really want to be transparent they can tell us exactly how much of that is being paid for with their own money and how much is paid for with grants (tax $$). I'm sure they wouldn't look so good if we could see that spreadsheet.
Two points: first, ANY politician that campaigns by telling you (particularly on the ballot) that they are “nonpartisan” are afraid that if they tell you what their base philosophy is, they’ll not get your vote. It’s simple trickery. And two, why would anyone be surprised by Ron Allen’s letter? His job is to get the most for JKT possible in all things. Until and unless local officials start treating the tribe as a competing business entity and not some poor, downtrodden group whose land was stolen - a total and complete fallacy - they will continue to drain the resources of county taxpayers. It’s really that simple.
The problem with language, and a society bent on pushing agendas, is that definitions become nuanced and lose their meaning. What an independent candidate is becomes a problem because of the lack of definition, and our two-party system.
I'm personally done with that system and find myself in the middle wanting balance in what elected officials do to/for our country/state/county/etc.
There are people who claim to be independent but are just fringe one side or the other. These are not independents by my definition and understanding of the term.
Now it's easy to say that someone is on the right or left of a single subject because of their views, but that's disengenuous to people who think at a critical level and aren't tail whipped by politics.
I'm not saying that I'm some sort of a genious critical thinker, but I find myself more and more looking at subjects that way, and appreciate others who do the same.
As such, despite my heavy leaning to attributes ascribed to the right, not everything I believe fits that mold and could be seen as being on the left. As such, I'm an independent.
We are unfortunately inter-dependent... but we're not smart enough, yet, to get it!
The 'independent' one has to balance that with some kind of society...even the monks and gurus living in relative isolation have some kind of interdependent relationship with 'others'.
The 'bad guys' are using interdependence to their advantage, while we 'independents' don't have cohesiveness, yet! Time tells all!☺️
I love Clallamity Jen's memes for the day. Especially the t-shirt. Ron Allen may be wearing it in good humor, but on the serious side, this man supports open borders, which means flooding the country with illegal aliens. Once again, Ron Allen epitomizes contradiction.
I only got through part of today's public comments at lunch, but there are so many excellent comments today. I am so encouraged by your statements. I especially appreciate the EMT from Joyce comments and hope they will listen.
Early on in my 33 years in Port Angeles, I saw the “All Views, No Vision” attitude.
In a functioning, growing city, it should be all hands on deck, so to speak, to encourage the Coast Guard to increase its presence here. There should be a coalition of government—federal, state, county, local along with businesses ALL lobbying to bring it here and to send the message that we welcome you.
Sadly, I doubt that will happen. In fact, many in government will actively work against it.
1) The best way to eliminate the criminal element plaguing our county is to apply "The Broken Windows Theory". It was applied in New York a long time ago and achieved remarkable success. 2) Our leaders don't wish to solve the problem because their goal is the expansion of government bureaucracies along with their individual power.
Sleepy neighborhoods no longer exist in central Port Angeles. Port Angeles is in deep doo-doo and Clallam county is full of $%#&! Literally!
Saturday I went with a friend to pick up litter and heard her first hand account of the 11/17 shooting and how it impacted her neighborhood. I almost could begin to imagine how these neighbors felt, having experienced this year: witnessing a drive by shooting while out for a walk, a repeat offender with history of violence chased by LE ending at taser point on my front yard, and dodging a narcotic smoking child rapist to access the grocery store among other daily dramas of life in PA. Yet my PA traumas seem small compared to what these community members experienced.
Out picking up litter around town I noticed one type of mess more prevalent than I have seen before, open defecation and traces of such. Watch where you walk in PA folks! In spite of the very expensive Portland Loos in town, surface pooping at popular illegal camping and drug use sites is a thing. The former Rite Aid/ Hoodwill lot and sidewalks has scraps of feces covered TP flapping in the wind. The front of Rite Aid and back of Safeway seem to be spots to lean against to let it go.
Waking up yesterday to another man with gun loose in the neighborhood only a half mile from my home was incredibly unsettling. I appreciate PAPD officers and their efforts but feel city leadership continues to gaslight the community regarding public safety. I couldn't take listening to the county meeting recording go on about the septic program while thinking about the deep literal and symbolic shit in PA. By the time Oppelt started spewing her harm reduction BS I'd had enough crap for the day.
Susie, the harm reduction kits should also contain Doggy Doo Bags. To remain politely politically correct, so as not to offend anyone, they could be called Boofer Butt Bags (one size fits all)
I'm disgusted. Can't wait for the homeless luxury highrise. What a waste!
Very funny Patriot Jennifer~! :)
It is better to laugh, then to cry, and together we shall eventually purge ALL of the "crap" out of our otherwise beautiful community! Starting with the criminals within our governments~!!! ;-) Have a great Thanksgiving because we all have much to be thankful for and with some hard work, we can have even more to be thankful for next year~!
Sincerely, Mike
I'm thankful for all the 'turkeys' giving us such a good drama show...it's the Play of Plays!😎
Yes, there is definitely a LOT of humor in these "turkey's" who have the gall to treat us as if we are stupid~! So, when we tell them to "get stuffed" we don't mean it in a nice way at all! Ha Ha Ha!!! I have a powerful sense of humor, which has probably saved my life many times, however my sworn duty is to take any and all threats to America and Americans EXTREMELY seriously, so that is very bad news for these "turkeys" who have lied, deceived, and yes, cheated their ways into our government. It's the "cheating" part that will result in these "turkeys" losing their heads in due time~! I don't know what is really going on in the heads of many of our fellow local voters, but it is unbelievable statistically obvious that our small community would or even could legally and legitimately have SO many corrupt politicians and government management clowns. That defies any and all logic, unless you understand that the no ID, no proof of legal American citizenship, mail in voting only travesty is nothing but a fraud and never was anything but a fraud by the criminals embedded into our government~! I am wondering if these ignorant sheep will ever wake up to the greatest crime spree of fraudulent elections ever shoved down the folks of Washington States throats, but we shall see what happens if they do FINALLY figure out that they have been completely screwed and this "progressive" satanic agenda was NEVER legitimate at all... Many lives have been destroyed, many families ruined, many children have been completely screwed, and many men, women, and children have been murdered, all because of the outrageous crime spree of fraudulent elections! And these monsters always blame Californians for the problems, when it has really been them all along~! Ha! Funny yes, but nothing could be more devastating on good folks who only wanted to live in peace and have a chance for a good life~! It would probably surprise many otherwise good folks who have been too quick to blame the real victims, but the real root causes of the majority of homeless folks, drug abuse, and criminal behavior, is actually the fact that most of these folks are direct victims of the corrupt elections and the criminals policies who cheated their way into having positions of power, all to intentionally destroy our community and others all across the country and beyond. The homeless and small-time criminals have given up on society and themselves, because of the horrible ways that they have been raised as children, horribly treated as young adults, and how viciously they have been slammed down for even trying to make their lives work. One only need look at what is going on in the UK to see a great example of their criminals in government intentionally destroying the society of a country. Some are still too ignorant to understand just how well planned & intentional these attacks actually are, which is astounding because the evidence is literally everywhere, but God willing there will be enough good folks who refuse to accept the criminals of humanities evil agenda to destroy society and rebuild it their ruthless oppressive way~!
Justice is coming my friend ;-)
Sincerely, Mike
When I first heard the words harm reduction, I thought it meant harm to us.
Very insightful Patriot Carol~!
You have learned the wicked way "we" are constantly being "gaslighted"~! ;-)
Happy Thanksgiving~!!!
Sincerely, Mike
I'm from the Live Free or Die state. New Hampshire.
Very good Patriot Carol~!
I have always admired that state motto~!!!
Let us hope and pray that ALL Americans relate to that ASAP, because this is not the time in history to accept the dictates of our servants or anyone else~!'There is no peace without freedom ;-)
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving~!
Sincerely, Mike
'They' are TREADING ON US!
I give thanks for the ability to call out evil!😎
Sounds good...it's the torment and torture part that bothers me, not the dying!😊
Light 'em Up!...Patriot Michael!😎 mi-ka-El...'who is like God?'🤓
Waking up into a nightmare/daymare is hard to doo-doo!🤪
Good comment Patriot Susan Blake~!
It is heartbreaking to see the direct effects of the criminals in the Port Angeles government, but they are everywhere now and together "we" must remove them from office and find the honorable folks to replace them. We are clearly under attack and these criminals in government are the ones assaulting us~! They only hide behind "political differences"~! Hang in there my friend, and we shall come together to make our wonderful community a better place for the young and future generations~!
Happy Thanksgiving~!!!
Sincerely, Mike
Collectively we can consciously make this happen ! It is so !
Happy Thank you for giving !
YES!
We can and we must~!
Sincerely, Mike
😎
To 'Forgive' is to Give First...so many takers...so few givers...old story...god(s) of this world...cannot prevail outside of this microcosm of 'reality'!😎
I appreciate you Robert James !
My first thought is that the old Rayonier property at the base of Ennis Street and the bluff above would be a good location for a Coast Guard training center. Federal funds and standards for the cleanup are needed, not Washington state Department of Ecology foot-dragging.
The other topic you've brought to mind is about the burgeoning amount of crime we are experiencing. Although the recent burglary I experienced wasn't in the violent category you've chronicled, I felt pretty violated. The culprits stole a considerable amount of stuff but the theft of ALL of our important documents from a locked safe set in concrete in our basement caused both an immediate hair on fire effect and a long-lasting worry.
As I re-construct my identity with a new passport, birth certificate, account numbers, etc. it has become startlingly clear how widespread and commonplace theft is in our community.
Every single person I've come in contact with here in town in the countless hours I've spent securing what's left has in turn told their story of victimization - car thefts, burglaries, crazy person break-ins. These less than violent occurences don't make headlines or even a mention in the news-every person I deal with. Apparently because these acts are now the norm.
Along with mental health facilities, drug rehabilitation, security services and fence contractors, theft is our #1 growth industry in Clallam County.
I’m sorry Rita it is such a terrible feeling to get violated by burglary. All sense of safety in the place you feel most safe is gone. Unfortunately one thing leads to many other crimes and unfortunately it isn’t about you or the public any longer it’s about the homeless, drug users, criminals who have and get all the services offered and available all supported by hard earned taxpayer money. Help, kindness and generosity is not what it used to be, now it is forced upon anyone who can pay tax.
I thought of the Rayonier site immediately as well. What a great place that would be, but I wonder if they would allow proximity to the existing trail.
Even move existing CG facility to that easier to evacuate location in case of a tsunami.
...“Board of County Commissioners sent a simple request to the Jamestown Tribe: Can we discuss ways you could help contribute to the tax base?”...
Ron Allen’s response letter was a one way message. It did not allow a discussion. It is an opposing stance. A line drawn in the sand. No negotiations. One sentence in particular is revealing in the direction of Tribal intent.
...“Another is the restoration of the Dungeness River for OUR salmon and habitat”…
I wasn’t aware that fish can be owned. At what point does a Salmon become owned? When it travels upriver or downriver? In the ocean? Raised in pens?
The County Commissioners are making a half hearted motion of a “request” but not aggressively pursuing to protect the financial interest of its citizens. The Board has legal options that very well would protect us, instead they just throw us a bone.
The acquisition of land is not compulsory, to inquire, pursue and protect us,however, is part of their job.
I'm a slow thinker, sorry. The wall mentioned on the shirt.. Would one of them have been more local in nature and thereby precluded the poor Native Americans from being robbed, killed and heads placed on sticks ? North of Sequim ? If so it may be a good idea.
I think the Chimakum Tribe had a wall built around their fort in 1847, but the S'Klallam just waited for them to come out before slaughtering them and taking slaves.
“The raiders arrived under cover of darkness and hid themselves in the forest, awaiting an opportunity to attack. When a family group exited the village, they were shot. Alerted, the Chimakum swarmed out of the barricade, allowing the warriors to enter. Resistance was futile against the rain of bullets. In the end, the raiders killed the Chemakum men, then paddled away with the captured women and children as their slaves. All that was left was the smoking remains of the last Chemakum village."
https://www.chemakum.org/our-history
Thanks for the link. That's really messed up. I don't recall that making it onto the resume. Keep an eye on your fries.
Anyone who runs an active business has to hire workers. Where is my "grant" in order to open one ?
Wrong grant writer...they are all working for the communists.☺️
Ah, yes, the land. Have you given any thought to the local 1855 real estate market? That would be the year the local tribes sold some land. Was there an appraisal? How about an inspection to insure the purchasers weren’t being gouged? How about purchasers’ title insurance? A guarantee that the sellers or descendants wouldn’t renege 170 years later?
Hey, isn’t hindsight great? Think what we would have now if only our ancestors knew then what we know now. If they had only loved us and considered our future and the land as much as they did fishing! Oh, the possibilities! Let’s whine and cry, lie and cheat, play victims, and demand what we want.
So again the federal statutes allow a response.
At this point we can see how many local noses are up Ron Allen's ass. We will be better served asking Congress by law or BIA administratively to make it a requirement because of all the checkering and revenue loss.
Letter from the Citizens of Clallam County, Washington
(Suitable for individual signatures, petition attachment, or submission by a citizens’ group)
November 25, 2025
The Honorable Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
Dear Secretary Burgum,
We, the undersigned residents, property owners, and taxpayers of Clallam County, Washington, write to demand your immediate intervention to stop the unchecked removal of land from our county tax rolls through off-reservation fee-to-trust acquisitions.
We are not politicians or lobbyists — we are the people who pay the bills.
We are the retirees on fixed incomes who have seen our property-tax bills rise year after year while taxable land disappears.
We are the working families who rely on county sheriffs, ambulances, and paved roads — services now at risk because the tax base keeps shrinking.
We are the small-business owners who watch commercial properties go tax-exempt, shifting an ever-heavier burden onto the rest of us.
In the last decade, more than 1,200 acres — much of it prime commercial and residential land — have been taken off Clallam County’s tax rolls, mostly by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. As of today, the Tribe owns 349 parcels here; 153 are now fully or partially exempt from property taxes. Every new trust parcel means less money for schools, law enforcement, fire protection, and road maintenance that all of us — tribal members included — depend on when we dial 911.
Clallam County already has roughly 65% of its land permanently off the tax rolls (Olympic National Park, national forest, DNR land, etc.). We cannot survive another decade of “checkerboarding” that removes still more private land from taxation without any required compensation to the county or its citizens.
We respectfully demand that you, as Secretary of the Interior, personally direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs to:
Declare an immediate moratorium on all new off-reservation fee-to-trust applications in Clallam County.
Order an independent, public review of the cumulative tax-revenue loss caused by trust acquisitions on the Olympic Peninsula since 2010 and require fair mitigation (Payments in Lieu of Taxes or binding revenue-sharing agreements) before any additional land is removed from the tax rolls.
Meet directly with Clallam County citizens and elected officials — not just tribal leaders — so our voices are finally heard in this process.
We are proud to live alongside our tribal neighbors and respect their sovereignty, but respect must go both ways. The current one-way process is bankrupting our county and punishing the very taxpayers who keep the lights on for everyone.
We deserve answers, fairness, and relief — now.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the citizens of Clallam County,
This is the best response I've seen on this topic. Thanks, John, for putting pen to paper. Also sending it on to the WH
When so we sign up?
John, excellent letter, now how to get signatures? Can it be done online? Does anyone out there know who to set up a petition online? I don't.
Online to The White House, individually is good, as petition-type signatures seem to be ignored...but probably still worth doing. I am printing and mailing a hard copy as well.
Excellent, JW!😎
Just print and sign, send certified mail.
Get over the ego hump...
Thank you, John. Great letter that has no cuss words in it. LOL.
I feel like a knuckle dragging Swanson angry man cussing in front of children. I hope my filter comes soon.
That tee shirt pretty much sums up how much cooperation is forthcoming.
that shirt, just wow.
Maybe it's time for tee shirts that say IT'S TIME TO PLAY COWBOYS AND INDIANS AGAIN and see how that sits....
The problem is, the 'feds' are still 'kow-towing' to the criminal cabal at this time...the deep doo-doo isn't just on the sidewalks.😎
NOI they could build the wall, just with no entrances or exits. That way illegal immigration is stopped on both sides. We'll just throw the money to them over the wall.
The strength of tribes is in their tribalism...they overcome their differences by overcoming 'the enemy'! Then they in-fight and collapse in their own misery...over and over and over...when will they (we) ever learn?😎
Ron Allen's shirt is perfectly ironic. Four icon appearing "Native Americans"; all brandishing non-native rifles. Similarly, Ron Allen's letter attempting to justify taking tribal land ownership off of tax rolls due to ancestry was tendered via e-mail. So which is it ? "Native Americans" living their cultural truth of animal hide clothing, feathers, spears, woven baskets, log hewn canoes, etc. - or - is it today's inhabitants using computers, cell phones, modern weapons, monofilament gill nets, powered vessels, etc.. Today's "Native Americans" are no more native than any other citizen born to this land. Those claiming tribal, ancestral land ownership status heavily use infrastructure like roads, bridges, sanitation and electricity that they had no part in creating. The inconsistency of claiming the old ways while living the new ways is the very definition of hypocrisy. Be friends and neighbors or be sovereign, but not both. All of the resources being wasted on minority-ism, ( Native American, indigenous, DEI, MWBE, LGBTQ+, illegal immigration, other nationality, etc. ), can be recovered and invested in protection from those that would harm us.
Conquering has always involved collusion and conspiracy and lobbying...now it's out in the open...what's next?🥸
My vote is for full and equal citizenship with no separate or unique rights. Simplistically; no more treaties to be arbitrarily interpreted. No more BIA. I am not in favor of endlessly paying the conquered for being conquered.
In the end, there is no one left to pay for all the conquering...what were we thinking?🤪
Thanks for sharing the meme! I have another one to debut, but I wanted to hear about the meeting before I put it out.
Thanks for letting people know to contact me! I can also be reached at clallamityjen@gmail.com with questions. I’ll ask whatever questions are submitted, and if I need more information I will ask for it.
As Jeff said in his podcast, to be asked ‘why are you racist’ requires information, like a quote or reference to something he did so it can be understood why he is seen as racist, thus creating better dialogue to address the issue. However, I will still ask the question for the sake of getting it out there even if examples or quotes aren’t given.
Article updated with email address!
I'm a racist because I'm caught up in the collective 'race to the bottom' where there is only one way left to go...horizontal/lateral doesn't count...it's neutral. Nature doesn't tolerate neutral for long! It's a roller coaster 'reality'...the only time the coaster is neutral is for loading and unloading!
Many years ago, I rode...'The Mouse' at Disneyland and one of the features was the car going out over 'nothing' and slamming Hard into the end of the track...terrifying experience....awhile later the car broke through the 'stop' and a few people plunged to their deaths...we seem to be coming up to that part of 'the ride'.😎
Ron Allen says they're transparent in their goals - I wonder, does that include many pages on their website being "under construction" and the info only available to tribal members who call and request it?
As far as all the wonderful things they do for Clallam County, if they really want to be transparent they can tell us exactly how much of that is being paid for with their own money and how much is paid for with grants (tax $$). I'm sure they wouldn't look so good if we could see that spreadsheet.
He means 'internally' transparent...it's Indian-Speak for 'gotcha-good-hoquat'!😎
Two points: first, ANY politician that campaigns by telling you (particularly on the ballot) that they are “nonpartisan” are afraid that if they tell you what their base philosophy is, they’ll not get your vote. It’s simple trickery. And two, why would anyone be surprised by Ron Allen’s letter? His job is to get the most for JKT possible in all things. Until and unless local officials start treating the tribe as a competing business entity and not some poor, downtrodden group whose land was stolen - a total and complete fallacy - they will continue to drain the resources of county taxpayers. It’s really that simple.
The problem with language, and a society bent on pushing agendas, is that definitions become nuanced and lose their meaning. What an independent candidate is becomes a problem because of the lack of definition, and our two-party system.
I'm personally done with that system and find myself in the middle wanting balance in what elected officials do to/for our country/state/county/etc.
There are people who claim to be independent but are just fringe one side or the other. These are not independents by my definition and understanding of the term.
Now it's easy to say that someone is on the right or left of a single subject because of their views, but that's disengenuous to people who think at a critical level and aren't tail whipped by politics.
I'm not saying that I'm some sort of a genious critical thinker, but I find myself more and more looking at subjects that way, and appreciate others who do the same.
As such, despite my heavy leaning to attributes ascribed to the right, not everything I believe fits that mold and could be seen as being on the left. As such, I'm an independent.
We are unfortunately inter-dependent... but we're not smart enough, yet, to get it!
The 'independent' one has to balance that with some kind of society...even the monks and gurus living in relative isolation have some kind of interdependent relationship with 'others'.
The 'bad guys' are using interdependence to their advantage, while we 'independents' don't have cohesiveness, yet! Time tells all!☺️
I love Clallamity Jen's memes for the day. Especially the t-shirt. Ron Allen may be wearing it in good humor, but on the serious side, this man supports open borders, which means flooding the country with illegal aliens. Once again, Ron Allen epitomizes contradiction.
It's BAD humor, Denise...as usual you are too kind!🤓
It is a great historical photo. Do you suppose those questionably backed rifle brokers back in the day also traded whiskey ?
Harm reduction harms everyone.
I only got through part of today's public comments at lunch, but there are so many excellent comments today. I am so encouraged by your statements. I especially appreciate the EMT from Joyce comments and hope they will listen.
The gallery was on FIRE today!!!! One of many things to be thankful for this week.
It's all smoke n mirrors
They should rename their cannabis outlets that! "Smoke-N-Mirrors"🪞🤪
Re: Coast Guard Training Center
Early on in my 33 years in Port Angeles, I saw the “All Views, No Vision” attitude.
In a functioning, growing city, it should be all hands on deck, so to speak, to encourage the Coast Guard to increase its presence here. There should be a coalition of government—federal, state, county, local along with businesses ALL lobbying to bring it here and to send the message that we welcome you.
Sadly, I doubt that will happen. In fact, many in government will actively work against it.
1) The best way to eliminate the criminal element plaguing our county is to apply "The Broken Windows Theory". It was applied in New York a long time ago and achieved remarkable success. 2) Our leaders don't wish to solve the problem because their goal is the expansion of government bureaucracies along with their individual power.